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Old 11-09-2014, 07:09 PM
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Here's a perspective from a Ft. Lauderdale cop.
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This is our current issue here in FT lauderdale that has made national news (I'm sure you have seen). -even the Colbert report. It seems like such a non issue compared to the real danger we deal with all the time. But, It is not fun having your face smeared all over the news. This is not the first time that I have been involved in something that has been in the news. But it just solidifies my hate for how the media is purely biased and you can never really get cold hard facts anymore.
Just a minor run down of our new ordinance; it does not state that you cannot ever feed the homeless, it just created certain provisions for mass feelings of the homeless. Such as, providing restrooms, having a wash basin to wash your hands, a way to remove waste properly, permission from the property owner, proper food storing temperatures, etc.
I do not hate the homeless. Homelessness encompasses so many factors that just feedings alone will not solve. It is unfortunately and issue that we will likely never be resolved. Growing up I even volunteered in a soup kitchen at my local church -ironically it fits our new M.O. Criteria. LOL. My issue is that regardless of whether you believe the ordinance is right or not, you are still violating a law. Therefore, you deserve to be cited or arrested. I do not have the liberty to pick and choose which laws I enforce.
Anyway, I just needed to vent. This sucks.
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